{"id":4983,"date":"2010-01-09T04:38:50","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T04:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=4983"},"modified":"2010-01-09T17:39:33","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T17:39:33","slug":"deborah-amos-on-the-water-and-food-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/deborah-amos-on-the-water-and-food-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah Amos on the Water and Food Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The massive Ataturk Dam (shown here in 1992), in southeast Turkey, harnesses water for one of the biggest irrigation and electric power schemes in the world. A drought and other factors have created an acute water shortage in the Middle East, and resentment in countries downstream from Turkey is growing.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"Deborah Amos<\/a> has just returned from Turkey and Syria, where she covers the water problems in an excellent series on National Public Radio’s Morning Addition<\/em>. Listen and read:<\/p>\n

1. Tide Of Arab-Turk Tension Rises Amid Water Shortage<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Mideast Water Crisis Brings Misery, Uncertainty<\/a> – Syria<\/p>\n

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Adilla Finchaan, 50, checks her drought-stricken land in Latifiyah, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, in this photo taken in July 2009. Below-average rainfall and insufficient water in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers \u2014 something the Iraqis have blamed on upstream dams in Turkey and Syria \u2014 have left Iraq bone-dry for a second straight year.<\/p><\/div>\n

A Double Agent, the CIA and al Qaeda<\/a>, To the Point<\/em> with Waren Olney, NPR, Thurs, Jan. 7, 2010<\/p>\n

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\"Listen\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When a double agent turned into a suicide bomber, seven US intelligence agents were killed. How much expertise did the CIA lose? What does the incident say about the abilities of al-Qaeda \u2014 and the quality of US intelligence? Also, the Obama Administration wants to crack down on smog.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n